Tristich
A tristich is any strophe, stanza, or poem that consists of exactly three lines.[1]
Forms of Tristich
Tristich Parallelism in Hebrew poetry is an early example of this form.[2] The first verse of the book Lamentations being a prime example,[3] with an elegiac sentiment in a progressive parallelism that carries the thought of the first line and adding something thereto.[4]
Shakespeare was another poet who used the tristich form within his Threnody poem The Phoenix and the Turtle.[5]
See also
- Berlin Adele, The Dynamics of Biblical Parallelism, Indiana University Press. 1992 ISBN 9780253207654
- Biblical poetry
- Parallelism
- Distich
- Monostich
- Triadic-line poetry
- Trimeter
References
- ^ Dictionary.com [1].
- ^ Kugel, James The Idea of Biblical Poetry:Parallelism & Its History. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1981 ISBN 9780801859441
- ^ Jewish Encyclopedia.com
- ^ Hebrew Poetry and Music Master Study Bible NASB Encyclopedia, Holman Bible Publishers ,1981
- ^ Shakespeare WilliamThe Phoenix and the Turtle Mouton de Gryter, 1965 ISBN 9783111029689
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